Gasolene-vending apparatus.



W. K. SCHAUWEKER.

GASOLENE VENDING APPARATUS. APPLIQATIONAI'ILED AUG.I5, 1913.

1,241,889., A Patented Oct. 2,1917.

i To all it may concern:

j lens-"Vending. lowing is a specification.

Be it known that I, 'WJLLIAM K. Somm WEKER, a, citizen of the United States, r siding at Cleveland, in the countyof Cuya hoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gasopparatus, of which the fol:-

. invention relates to apparatus for handling fluids g'enerally,'but more part1cularly is designed" for the purpose of dispens-' inriagasolene.

j ore specifically the lIIVGDtlOIlCOIHPIlSGS ed toelevate the. liquid in the measurlng tank through the'discharge pipe and into the discharge hose-"mechanism being also provided for'manipulating the gas container or cartridgewhichj is to be inserted into the machine for supplying gas for the purpose above outlined. Q

The" invention may be further briefly summarized as consisting in the construction and combination of partshereinafter set forth the following description, drawin sand claims;

ferring to the drawings, Fi re 1 is a sectional new of the apparatus; ig. '2 is asectional 'view ofthehead of the standard; Fig. 3 is a sectional view ofthe measuring tank; Fig. i'is a sectional view-of a portion v of the apparatus" within the head of the V tail view of the container opening devlce.

standard;- and Fig. 5 is an enlarged de- Incarrying 'out my invention any preferred form and construction of parts maybe employed so long as they possess the necess'ary characteristics, butil have shown one embodiment which'is highly effective in operation, and in such construction, 1 represents a suitable standard having a head 2 of sufiicient size to receive the mechanism. Be; low the ground is a storage tank 3 for re- GASOLENE-VENDING APPARATUS.

Specificat:lon of Letters latent. Application flled au ust 15, 1913. Serial No. 784,992.

' WILLIAM E. OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

ceiving the liquid. This tank is provided .with a downwardly extending portion 4 in the bottom for receiving a measuring tank 5,

the latter being of a capacity such that it will i hold a pre-determined quantityof liquid. The measuring tank 5; is provided with a gas inlet pipe 6 and a liquid discharge 7,-the latter extending to a point near the bottom of the tank. The top of the tank is provided with 'suita'bleopeningsS communicating with a valve casing 9 ha'ving'a partition 10 therein. This partition is provided with a valve seat 11 adapted to receive a valve 12 connected to a stem 13 upon which a float. 14 is mounted. The stem 13 passes through an opening in the top of the measuring tank and also in a web or spider'15 arranged above for partitionlO. The valve casing 9 is provided'with an opening 16 for the passage of the liquid into the same and into the measuring tank.

The-arrangement of the measuring tank and the valve mechanism is such that in the absence of pressure the liquid in the-main storage tank 3 flows down through the opening 16 through the valve seat 11 and into the measuring tank until it is filled to the point of raising the float 14 when the valve 12 seats and. prevents the further entrance of liquid into the tank and discharge pipe 7.

The valve 12 remains seated while the mech- I anism is inactive b reason of the float raising itself in the va ve mechanism so that the latter is seated, and when gas pressure is applied to the measuring tank this valve 12 is,

held closed by the pressure of the-gason its underside, the weight of the parts being in sufficient to unseat this valve against the 'gas pressure whilethe apparatusis discharglng but as soon as the pressure is led from the measuring tank, then'the weight of the parts is suflicient to cause the valve 12 to fall, and

further the cw eight of the liquid in the main tank upon this valve tends to unseat it."

The discharge pipe 7 extends up into the standard 1 and at its upper end is connected to a suitable discharge hose 17, which passes Y .over a roller 18 and is normally drawn with? in thehead and'the standard by means of a wei ht 1-9 connected to a roller 20 arranged iooi.

on the hose. The ipe .6 extends up into the standard an is provided with an [L connection 21 having a flared mouth 22 at the open end thereof. Within the flared mouth 22 is a spider 23 having a projection 24 extending outward within the mouth for a purpose to be described.

Suitable cartridge or gas container manipulating mechanism is provided in the head and it comprises a chute 25 having an opening 26 extending out through the side wall of the head and leading to a pocket 27 in a carrier'28 which is mounted in a suitable guide 29 secured to the inner wall of the head. The guide 29 is provided with a slot 30 for receiving a finger 31 of a lever 32 fulcrumed in the casing. The finger 31 extends into an opening 33 in the carrier 28 and the arrangement is such that the carrier is moved in its guide by the lever. Just forward of the end of the chute 25 is a shoe '34. having a curved face 35 and another curved face 36 for purposes to be described.

This shoe is mounted on a stem 37 slidably supported in a hollow projection 38 forming a part of the head, and a pin 39 extending through a s'lot 40 andinto the stem 37 serves to limit the movement of the shoe. The pocket 27 is adapted to receive 'a suitable cartridge or'gas container v41 provided with a suitable mouth 42 having a valve seat 43 therein cooperating with a valve 44 within the cartridge. Q This valve is normally held shut by the charge of gas within the cartridge or gas container and is opened by the projection 24. I

In operating the device, assuming that the storage tank 3 contains a supply of liquid the operator inserts a cartridge or gas container through the opening 26 into the chute '25 where it passes by avity down into the pocket 27, a cartridge eing. withdrawn and in the position shown in Fig. 4. The operator then raises the lever 32 and causes the cartridge to engage the curved face'35 of the shoe 34 raising the same. then passes on and engages in the mouth 22 of the connection 21, the pin 24 engaging the valve 44 and opening the same, with the result that the gas stored in the cartridge passes down through the pipe 6 into the measuring tank 5 and causes the liquid in themeasuring tank to pass up through the pipe 7 and out through the delivery hose-17. As soon as the flow of liquid ceases, then the operator returns the lever 32 to normal position when the curved face 36 of the shoe 34 engages the rear end ofthe cartridge and holds it permitting the carriage to move from under the same when the cartridge will be discharged by the spring into the head of the standard. In the meantime the float 14 has dropped and a fresh supply of liquid has entered the measuring tank and closed The cartridge menses the valve 12 when the machine is ready for another operation.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. liquid vending apparatus, comprising a main supply tank, a measuring tank commumcatmg therewith, means for supporting a cartridge containing. gas underpressure, and an unrestricted conduit providing free and open communication between said cartrldge and measuring tank for discharging the gas from sa d cartridge into said measuring tank to expel the liquid therefrom.

2. A liquid vending apparatus, comprising a main supply tank, a measuring tank communicating therewith, an unrestricted con- 'duit providing free and open communication to said measuring tank, and means for connectlng a cartridge ,containing gas under pressure to said conduit thereby opening said cartridge and causing the gas therein toflow to said measuring tank and expel the liquid therefrom.

3. .A liquid vending apparatus; comprising a main supply tank, a measuring tank com the measuring tank, a liquid'discharge pipe connected to the measuring tank, a gas delivery pipe connectedto the measuring tank,

a cartridge receiving carriage, means for delivering a cartridge to said carriage, and means for moving the cartridge into engagement with the gas delivery pipe and thereby establishing communication between the two 5. Vending apparatus comprising a storage tank, a measuring tank connected therewith, means for supplying a predetermined amount of liquid from the storage tank to the measuring tank, a liquid discharge pipe connected to the measuring tank, a gas delivery pipe connected to the measuring tank,

a cartridge receiving carriage, means for delivering a cartridge to said carriage, means for moving the cartridge into engagement with the gas delivery pipe and thereby establishing communication between the two.

6. A liquid vending apparatus, comprising a main storage tank, a measuring tank connected therewith, means for closing the connection between said two tanks upon filling of the measuring tank, said means comprising 'a float valve adapted to close when the cartridge to said conduit to discharge liquid measuring tank is full and upon discharge from said measuring tank. w of liquid from the measuring tank to be In testimony whereof I afiix my signature held closed by the pressure therein, means in presence of two witnesses.

for supporting a cartridge containing gas VWLL K. SCHAUWEKER. under pressure, an unrestricted conduit pro- Witnesses: a viding free and open connection to the meas-- g G. O. FARQUHARSON,.

uring tank, and means for connecting said C. H. TRESCH. 

